Device for moistening and sealing envelops.



No. 656,912. Patented Aug. 28, |900. C. L. VUSE. DEVICE FOR MDISTENINGAND SEALING ENVELOPS.

(Application led June 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

W/TNE SSE S iiE STATES PATENT Enron,

CHARLES LATI-IUM VOSE, OF VESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND.

DEVlCE FOR MOISTEN'ING AND SEALING ENVELOPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,912, dated August28, 190'0. Application iiled June 21, 1899. Serial No. 721,312. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES LATHUM VosE, of "Westerly, in the county ofWashington and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and ImprovedDevice for Moistening and Sealing Envelops, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

One object of the invention is to providea very simple device that maybe expeditiously and conveniently employed for moisteuiug the gum onenvelops or other articles to be sealed and pressing the moistenedgummed surface against the body of the envelop or wrapper.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterabove described that is economic and durable and which when not in usewill not leak liquid.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formiu g a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved device. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section through the device, and Fig. 3 is a section takenlongitudinally through the upper end of the device at a right angle tothe section shown in Fig. 2.

The body A of the device is preferably made of glass or othertransparent material, although other material may be employed. The saidbody is tubular, being provided at its bottom with a `nipple B, whichnipple has its lower end 10 usually enlarged, and an open'- in g 1l ismade in its lower end, through which opening a sponge 13 or otherabsorbent material extends. The enlargement 10 of the nipple B serves asa pocket for the sponge or absorbent material, so that it will besecurely held in the nipple.

v The nipple B. is provided with an opening 12, but said opening isquite small, so that even when the bodyA is filled with water or otherliquid and suspended in a vertical position the liquid will not flow outthrough the said opening 12, but when the sponge 13 or other absorbentmaterial employed is pressed upon the surface to be dampened the openingl2 will admit sufficient air to supply the place of the liquid absorbedby the sponge and permit the sponge to take up sufficient liquid torender the device successful in use.

is usually of cylindrical form, as shown, and said cap is constructedwith a stem 153, which enters the upper portion of the body. Said sternis surrounded by a sleeve 16, of rubber or other elastic material, whichis also the material of which the nipple B is made. The cap 14 isprovided with a transverse opening 17, extending usually through itscenter, and with an upper cavity 18. The transverse opening 17 isadapted to receive the stem 2O of a suction tip or cup 19, and throughthe medium of this suction tip or cup 19 the device may be appliedwithout detriment to the most polished surface. The said suction tip orcup 19 serves to support the device in a vertical position.

A roller 21 is located immediately over the cavity 1S in the top of thecup 14., and said roller 21 is provided with a coating 22 of softrubber. The roller is pivotally connected with the cap through themedium of bearings 23, preferably U-shaped, and constructed of Wire ofsuitable gage.

In the operation of the device after the gummed surface has beenmoistened by the application of the dampened sponge 13 the moistenedsurface of the envelop, for example, is evenly and squarely pressedagainst the body of the envelop through the medium of the roller 2l.

IIaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a device for moistening and sealing envelops andthe like, a combined reservoir and handle in the form of a tube havingan open end, a plug fitting in and closing the end ofthe tube, said plughaving a concavity in its end, a roller, andU shaped bearings by whichthe roller is journaled in the concavity of the plug, substantially asdescribed. CHARLES LATIIUM VOSE.

Witnesses: y

I-IENEY C. GREENE, JOHN T. EDMOND.

The bodyA is provided with a cap 14, which4

